TNPSC Thervupettagam

First route of Seaplane project

October 24 , 2020 1283 days 929 0
  • The first of the five seaplane services in Gujarat will be inaugurated on October 31.
  • It will be connecting Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad to the Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Narmada district.
  • A seaplane is a fixed-winged aeroplane designed for taking off and landing on water.
  • It offers the public the speed of an aeroplane with the utility of a boat.
  • There are two main types of seaplane: flying boats (often called hull seaplanes) and floatplanes.
  • This is usually supplemented with smaller floats near the wingtips, called wing or tip floats.
  • The hull of a flying boat holds the crew, passengers, and cargo.
  • It has many features in common with the hull of a ship or a boat.

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